The Kingdom of Necludia is a large, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 86 million Necludians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 12.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Necludian economy, worth 4.35 trillion Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 50,610 Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Punitive tariffs protect local industry, the nation's first space rocket -- sponsored by Eckie-Ecola and shaped like an enormous soda bottle -- is being developed, long queues are apparently signs of a well-run airport, and truncheon-mounted cameras record the beating of criminals in dynamic HD detail. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Necludia's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Necludia is ranked 100,715^th in the world and 3,134^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.